From Day to Day - Johnson, David Alan
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In this useful and interesting reference the author traces the origins of our modern calendar back to the ancient Babylonians, through the numerous changes made by the Romans, and explains the purpose and logic of the modern Gregorian calendar. This volume also provides notable birthdays with short biographical information as well as important historical events for each day. This second edition contains 2,000 more entries along with updated corrected biographical and historical information.

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In this useful and interesting reference the author traces the origins of our modern calendar back to the ancient Babylonians, through the numerous changes made by the Romans, and explains the purpose and logic of the modern Gregorian calendar. This volume also provides notable birthdays with short biographical information as well as important historical events for each day. This second edition contains 2,000 more entries along with updated corrected biographical and historical information.
Autorenporträt
David E. Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Louisiana State University. After retiring from L.S.U. in 1983, he taught mathematics at Birmingham-Southern College, from which he retired (again) in 1994. He has authored or co-authored 43 books, including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House (Beaufort Books, 1983) and Electrical Current Analysis, 3rd ed. (Prentice Hall, 1997).